500 Global

San Francisco, California
500 Startups provides early-stage companies with funding of up to $250K via seed investments, a startup accelerator program, and unique events like SmashSummit and GeeksOnaPlane. The group has over 160 experienced startup mentors around the world, a state-of-the-art 10,000 sq ft working space in the heart of Silicon Valley, and a vibrant community of startup founders. Selected areas of interest include financial services & e-commerce, search/social/mobile platforms, personal & business productivity, education & language, family & healthcare, and web infrastructure. 500 Startups closed a $44.1 million second fund (October of 2013) that will focus on backing seed and accelerator companies. The new fund is a 50% boost from the firm's $29.4 million first fund. 500 Startup will invest about 75% of this fund's money domestically and 25% abroad. 500 Startups invests $125k in exchange for 5%. 500 Startups charges a $25k fee for participation in the Accelerator Program.
Founded:2010
Firm Location:San Francisco, California • Sunnyvale, California • Taiwan • Toronto, Ontario • Singapore • Tokyo • San Francisco Bay Area • Egypt • Thailand • Bangkok, Thailand • Mexico City, Mexico • Malaysia • Vietnam • Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
500 Global Team
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Arief bin Johan Alimin
500 Global·Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Malaysia
Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Clayton Bryan
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Retail (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Tim Chae
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $500K
Range: $150K - $1M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Games (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Travel (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Shawn Chu
500 Global·Principal
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Taiwan
Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Medical Devices (Pre-seed), Investors in AgTech (Seed), Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in AgTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Semiconductors (Seed), Investors in Semiconductors (Pre-seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Seed), Investors in Generative Tech/AI (Pre-seed)
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Patricia Desentis
500 Global·Associate
Sweet spot: $2.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Retail (Pre-seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Amal Dokhan
500 Global·General Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Lodging/Hospitality (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Amal Enan
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Egypt
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Atika French
500 Global·Senior Associate
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Singapore
Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Vishal Harnal
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Singapore
Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Laila Hassan
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Egypt
Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Shuji Honjo
500 Global·Advisor
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Tokyo
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Adrian Latortue
500 Global·Investor
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Vietnam
Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Austin Lee
500 Global·Analyst
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Taiwan
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Moo Natavudh Pungcharoenpong
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Thailand, Investors in Mountain View (CA)
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Robert Neivert
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $150K
Range: $150K - $1M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Advertising (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in IoT (Pre-seed), Investors in Security (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
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Khailee Ng
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Malaysia, Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Krating Poonpol
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Bangkok (Thailand)
Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A)
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Courtney Powell
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Mameaw Sapprasert
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Bangkok (Thailand)
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Sanjay Singhal
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $100K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Toronto (Ontario)
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Pat Naranpat Thitipattakul
500 Global·Investor
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Bangkok (Thailand)
Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)
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Christine Tsai
500 Global·Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Palo Alto (CA)
Investors in Parenting/Families (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Fashion (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in Parenting/Families (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Retail (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)
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Jackey Wang
500 Global·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $2.0M
Range: $100K - $2.5M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Mateo (CA), Investors in Taiwan
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Tony Wang
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $2.0M
Investors in Global
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Yingjie Wang
500 Global·Investor
Sweet spot: $150K
Range: $150K - $2.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Bedy Yang
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in Brazil
Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Entertainment & Sports (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Travel (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in LatAm (Latin America) (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed)
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Santiago Zavala
500 Global·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $250K
Range: $50K - $500K
Investors in Mountain View (CA)
Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Advertising (Seed), Investors in Games (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed)